PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
1
France
2
Italy
11
Spain
1
Cities
Belgium
1
Bruges
1
Cognac
1
Florence
7
France
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
2
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
5
Format
oblong
9
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
14
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
2
2
3
6
4
3
5
2
6
3
7
3
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
12
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
20
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
16
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
16
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
12
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
18
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Agricola: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1504, , "1504 die 23 Martij.",
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